zool.
7.2
Relating to the study of animals
- adjective
- Specialized
:
zoológico
- Many zool. journals publish studies on animal behavior and classification.
Examples
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The zool. exhibit at the museum was fascinating.
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She referenced several zool. sources in her report on marine mammals.
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The researcher labeled the specimen with a zool. tag for the animal collection.
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We studied zool. topics in our biology class.
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The conference featured several zool. experts discussing wildlife conservation.
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Her thesis explored zool. aspects of animal migration patterns.
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The zool. classifications used in the study helped identify new species.
Synonyms
9
6.4
Relating to the study of animals
is the abbreviated written form of the same adjective
1
7.0
About animals in a particular place or time
is broader and relates generally to the scientific study of animals
Surface Forms
zool. positive
Etymology
Zool. is short for zoological, which comes from zoo- meaning 'animal' (as in zoo) and -logy meaning 'study'. So zool. is used to describe something that relates to the study of animals.